Distance between cities in United Kingdom

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Distances between main cities

In the United Kingdom, cities are at a moderate distance from each other, with an average distance of 245 km between the 10 most populated cities. The following matrix shows all distances between the main cities.

London Birmingham Liverpool Glasgow Sheffield Leeds Bristol Cardiff
London - 163 km 287 km 556 km 228 km 272 km 172 km 212 km
Birmingham 163 km - 126 km 407 km 104 km 148 km 124 km 142 km
Liverpool 287 km 126 km - 285 km 101 km 104 km 219 km 215 km
Glasgow 556 km 407 km 285 km - 330 km 289 km 503 km 493 km
Sheffield 228 km 104 km 101 km 330 km - 46 km 228 km 242 km
Leeds 272 km 148 km 104 km 289 km 46 km - 270 km 280 km
Bristol 172 km 124 km 219 km 503 km 228 km 270 km - 41 km
Cardiff 212 km 142 km 215 km 493 km 242 km 280 km 41 km -

Longest distances in United Kingdom

Among the 10 main cities, the longest distance is 556 km, between Glasgow and London. If the group is expanded to the 25 largest cities, the longest distance is between Brighton and Glasgow, with 624 km. In the group of the 100 main cities, the longest distance is between Hastings and Inverness, with 801 km.

Group From → To Distance
Among the main 10 cities From Glasgow to London 556 km (346 mi)
Among the main 25 cities From Brighton to Glasgow 624 km (388 mi)
Among the main 100 cities From Hastings to Inverness 801 km (498 mi)

The greatest latitudinal distance (north to south) between two cities in the United Kingdom is from Inverness to Plymouth, with a displacement of 7.11 degrees of latitude, approximately equivalent to 786 km. The total distance between these cities is 791 km.

In the longitudinal direction (west to east), the greatest distance is from Lisburn to Margate, with a displacement of 3.14 degrees of longitude, which is approximately equivalent to 479 km. The total distance between these cities is 609 km.

Distances to international cities

International routes from cities in the United Kingdom reach significant distances, such as the 16,989 kilometers between London and Sydney, covering a transcontinental connection between Europe and Oceania. Below are some international distances from the United Kingdom.

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